News tagged with cassini
Image: Prometheus Plays Tug of War with One of Saturn's Rings
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The diminutive moon Prometheus whips gossamer ice particles out of Saturn's F ring in this image taken by the Cassini spacecraft on Aug. 21, 2009.
Cassini Captures Ghostly Dance of Saturn's Northern Lights (w/ Video)
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Nov 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the first video showing the auroras above the northern latitudes of Saturn, Cassini has spotted the tallest known "northern lights" in the solar system, flickering in shape and brightness ...
Cassini Sends Back Images of Enceladus as Winter Nears
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Nov 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft has sailed seamlessly through the Nov. 21 flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus and started transmitting uncalibrated temperature data and images of the rippling terrain. ...
Cassini's Big Sky: The View from the Center of Our Solar System
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Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When NASA's Cassini spacecraft began orbiting Saturn five years ago, a dozen highly-tuned science instruments set to work surveying, sniffing, analyzing and scrutinizing the Saturnian system.
Before Darkness Falls: Cassini to Scan Enceladus on Winter's Cusp
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Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft will fly by Saturn's moon Enceladus this weekend for a last peek at the intriguing "tiger stripes" before winter darkness blankets the area for several years.
Ghostly 'Spokes' Puff Out From Saturn's Ring's (w/ Video)
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Nov 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Massive, bright clouds of tiny ice particles hover above the darkened rings of Saturn in an image captured by the Cassini spacecraft on Sept. 22, 2009, around the time of Saturn's equinox. ...
Rosetta spacecraft may help unravel cosmic mystery (w/ Video)
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Nov 12, 2009 |
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When Europe's comet chaser Rosetta swings by Earth tomorrow for a critical gravity assist, tracking data will be collected to precisely measure the satellite's change in orbital energy. The results could help ...
Successful Flight Through Enceladus Plume (w/ Video)
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Nov 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cassini has started sending data back from its Nov. 2 flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus.
A long night falls over Saturn's rings
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Oct 24, 2009 |
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As Saturn's rings orbit the planet, a section is typically in the planet's shadow, experiencing a brief night lasting from 6 to 14 hours. However, once approximately every 15 years, night falls over the entire ...
Cassini Data Help Redraw Shape of Solar System (w/ Video)
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Oct 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Images from the Ion and Neutral Camera on NASA's Cassini spacecraft suggest that the heliosphere, the region of the sun's influence, may not have the comet-like shape predicted by existing ...
A Hazy View of Early Earth
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Haze in the early Earth atmosphere could have played a crucial role in the origin of life. By forming a protective shield, the haze would have safeguarded organic substances from harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. ...
Hot Debate over Icy Moon
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Oct 08, 2009 |
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The recent discovery of plumes containing water vapor erupting from the south pole of the frigid Saturnian moon Enceladus set off a firestorm of debate.
Largest Ring Around Saturn Discovered
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn -- by far the largest of the giant planet's many rings.
'Inverse Energy Cascade' May Energize Jupiter's Jet Streams
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Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Jupiter's intense and persistent jet streams could be triggered by small-scale energy events, a planetary sciences graduate student reports.
Cassini Reveals New Ring Quirks, Shadows During Saturn Equinox
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Sep 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA scientists are marveling over the extent of ruffles and dust clouds revealed in the rings of Saturn during the planet's equinox last month. Scientists once thought the rings were almost ...
